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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMs. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a remarkable achievement by one of my constituents and a beloved member of the Chicago community. Mr. Joabe Barbosa, a graduate student from Brazil pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology at Roosevelt University, completed a monumental and inspiring undertaking last Sunday: running every street in Chicago. He traveled more than 4,000 miles across all 77 of Chicago's neighborhoods becoming, by all accounts, the first individual to do so. I commend Mr. Barbosa for his incredible accomplishment.
most was Mr. Barbosa's inspiring message of community, humanity, and joy. On every run, in every video, Mr. Barbosa found local families inviting him in to share a meal, neighborhood children wanting to race, communities welcoming him as one of their own, and Chicagoans sharing their stories of togetherness and love.
In a time when division dominates the airwaves, I thank Mr. Barbosa for showing the best of our shared humanity and reminding Chicagoans of the wisdom and truth captured in the enduring words of Dr. Maya Angelou: “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.”
This past weekend, Mr. Barbosa finished his extraordinary run in true Chicago fashion, gathering thousands of his neighbors to run alongside him from Oak Street and Michigan Avenue to Buckingham Fountain to help him spread a joyous message of love and community.
Mr. Barbosa, I thank you with all my heart for telling this story and for showing the world that Chicago truly is the greatest city in the world.